1. Degree level apprenticeship in occupational therapy Fringe Session
Maureen Shiells
Pre-registration Education Manager
Royal College of Occupational Therapists
London
#RCOT2018
@MMShiells

2. Quick facts about Degree Apprenticeships
employee led
designed to offer an alternative route into the registered healthcare professions in England only
evolved policy matters for each UK home nation
RCOT has been involved in the Trailblazers since the beginning

3. The Trailblazer experience

4. Key points
Important that apprentices experience same opportunities to engage in analytical skills, clinical reasoning and research as full time degree occupational therapy students
Apprenticeships must be well balanced between time on the job and in study – the academic element will be delivered by local HEIs
An end point assessment (EPA) will be taken by the apprentice, integrated between practical and academic learning

5. Later this afternoon

6. A few key resources
UK Government webpages on the apprenticeship levy -
The Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) -
Universities UK -